OpsView, bash and GNUplot

Update: The method I go on to describe is over complicated for the objective. Matt in the comments section pointed out a much easier, OpsView method of doing this. Still, the below is a good exersize in bash / gnuPlot scripting. So, OpsView has away around it's own limitation of not graphing host checks. Thanks … Continue reading OpsView, bash and GNUplot

Nugget post: Lessons learned in SSH password-less login

There are plenty of guides on how to setup SSH login to a remote host without having to provide a password. The one I followed was: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ssh-password-less-login-with-dsa-publickey-authentication/ It essentially is just creating a pair of files on your local machine: your private key and your public key. The public key must be sent to the … Continue reading Nugget post: Lessons learned in SSH password-less login